Asteroid Defence
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Earth may now have viable defence against planet-killing asteroids, NASA saysScientists are optimistic that NASA can use rockets to defend Earth from asteroids, according to new studies analyzing the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.ScienceMar 3, 2023
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NASA’s DART mission will smash spacecraft into a huge asteroid — here’s how to watchOn Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's DART Mission will impact an asteroid that poses no threat to Earth as humanity’s first test for planetary defence.ScienceAug 26, 2022
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NASA sends spacecraft to smash into asteroid, hoping to prevent future ‘Armageddon’The DART technique could prove useful for altering the course of an asteroid before it bears down on Earth with the potential for catastrophe.ScienceNov 24, 2021
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